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Connected to SIX
Backbones
Our facilities offer 100,000 square
feet of web hosting space, and each features redundant UPS, generator
backup and smoke detection/fire protection systems.
Each one of or servers is connected to the Internet through 14 Gigabit
Ethernet links from six separate backbone providers.
With our OC-48 IP backbone, we provide
you with managed, state-of-the-art hardware and software, smart
routing capability, and continuous performance monitoring.
Furthermore, because of these unique
connections, we do not need to link to the Internet through an OC3
or T3 Telecom circuit. Instead, independent cables run inside our
building directly from our NOC to all six carriers' points of presence.
These lines can handle the bandwidth of a T3 or an OC3 with DWDM.
Plus, they handle several times the bandwidth of an OC3.
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Network Redundancy
We use intelligent end-user routing
software called Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) between all six backbones,
which use the same protocol. BGP identifies which path is the most
efficient for each data packet and then routes the packet to its
destination on the fastest path. This increases the speed at which
web pages sent from our NOC arrive at their destination.
Studies have shown that the most common reason for downtime is circuit
failure on Tier 1 provider backbones, the major data highways. To
guard against this potential problem, we have six Tier-1 providers.
If one experiences problems, we can route traffic down another one.
Furthermore, because we are OnNet with with all six major backbones,
we share their digital distribution architecture, which includes
private peering network connections to major Internet carriers such
as MCI, Sprint, UUNET, EUNET, AT&T, AOL, Best, Erols, @Home, IBM
Advantis and others. These private peering arrangements allow us
to quickly and efficiently exchange packets of data with every major
backbone carrier in a one-to-one environment.
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Network Reliability
Industry analysis reveals that 70% of
downtime over 10 hours with any ISP is caused by telephone circuit
failure. With us, circuit failure is virtually eliminated. That's
because our NOC connects directly to six major backbones. There
is no phone circuit between us and these providers. Instead, there
is a direct connection between our Cisco routers and theirs.
Our providers also have peering connections with other major Tier
1 providers that allow traffic to be switched to alternate backbones
should the need arise.
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